Notes are from the 4th Edition of Medical Terminology: A Living Language
By B.F. Fremgen & S.S. Frucht
E. Unit 3 Therapeutic Procedures_Integumentary System
Skin Grafting
Allograft
Skin graft from one person to another.
Donor is usually a cadaver
Autograft
Skin graft from a person’s own body.
Dermatome
Instrument for cutting the skin or thin transplants of skin.
Dermatoplasty
Or (also called)
Skin Graft
Transplantation of skin.
The transfer of skin from a normal area to cover another site.
Used to treat burn victims and after some surgical procedures.
Heterograft
Or (also called)
Xenograft
Skin graft from an animal of another species (usually a pig) to a
human.
Surgical Procedures
Cauterization
Destruction of tissue by using caustic chemicals, electric currents,
heat, or by freezing.
Cryosurgery
The use of extreme cold to freeze and destroy tissue
Curettage
Debridement
Electrocautery
Incision and Drainage
(I & D)
Removal of superficial skin lesions with a surgical instrument
shaped like a spoon, called a curette, or a scraper.
Removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue from a
wound.
To destroy tissue with an electric current.
Making an incision to create an opening for the drainage of
material such as pus.
Plastic Surgery Procedures
Chemabrasion
Abrasion using chemicals. (Also called a chemical peel.)
Dermabrasion
Abrasion or rubbing using wire brushes or sandpaper. Performed
to remove acne scars, tattoos, and scar tissue.
Laser Therapy
Removal of skin lesions and birthmarks using a laser beam that
emits intense heat and power at close range. The laser converts
frequencies of light into one small, powerful beam.
Liposuction
Rhytidectomy
Removal of fat beneath the skin by means of suction.
Surgical removal of excess skin to eliminate wrinkles. (Commonly
referred to as a face lift.)